Race 4 COLTS, GELDINGS & ENTIRES BENCHMARK 58 HCP (1150m)

Hard fit five-year-old 6. Sennaprost hasn’t found the one formula for a second career win for a while, but gets his chance here, coming back in trip five weeks between runs, and with blinkers back on. Has hit the line late coming from last at the provincials in his last two, and less depth in this.
Dangers: Watch for any money around 2. Legal Challenge despite drawing wide, resuming behind two quiet city trials. Include in exotics 4. Crop Duster fourth-up from the inside draw, and 5. Just One Look who improves sharply second-up in preferred heavy going.
How to play it: Sennaprost each-way.

Race 5 COLTS, GELDINGS & ENTIRES MAIDEN PLATE (1150m)

Plenty of new ones here in what may prove to be a strong form maiden. Emerging metro three-year-old 2. Bottler can strike at only his second start for the Joe Pride yard. Lived up to his name on debut, charging home at big odds to finish less than a length from a smart one at Wyong, and bred to handle heavy ground. Over the odds.
Dangers: Improving 7. Peaceful Prince has had two solid runs to start his career, but first time on rain-affected ground. Big market watch on 1. Absolute Power resuming as a gelding off a 40-week break for the Waterhouse-Bott stable. Has been given two progressive trials, and blinkers go on. Bred to handle rain-affected ground. Keep very safe 3. Jovial Kid on debut as a gelding in blinkers for the home Lees stable. By prolific wet track sire Zoustar, and given two improving trials, while 4. Luskaire is also on debut.
How to play it: Bottler to win.

Race 6 MAIDEN HCP (1350m)

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Honest five-year-old 3. Smart Jazz is yet to place from five starts, but won’t get a better chance to break through than here fourth-up off a long break. Held his ground OK in a much better race at Muswellbrook just seven days ago run on a heavy 9, and this is weak after a key runner was preferred at Mudgee on Sunday.
Dangers: Expecting sharp second-up improvement from lightly raced filly 8. Moonbling. Include debutant colt 1. Tanglewood Jimmy behind a soft track trial and 5. Cat’s Quarters fourth-up in all exotic bets.
How to play it: Smart Jazz to win.

Race 7 BENCHMARK 58 HCP (1350m)

Tough and still improving, 2. Devil’s Inn can claim the closer deep into his current prep. Carried a similar weight when finishing close-up in a better race two starts ago before just missing at Dubbo in similar grade after doing early work from the draw. Won his only previous start in heavy going. Scratched from Mudgee on Sunday to be saved for this.
Dangers: Exciting three-year-old 3. Know Thyself created a big impression when bolting in as the hottest of favourites on debut here. Again draws to get an ideal trail, and is naturally the one to beat. Old timer 1. Dynastic was kept safe in a quiet trial, but has a 40-per-cent winning record from 10 starts when on the fresher side, while 5. Hot Bandit and 7. Tough Case are the best of the rest.
How to play it: Devil’s Inn to win and quinella 2 and 3.